A Day at the Movies in Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires offers a wide variety of activities… thing to do and places to visit… so maybe you haven’t thought much about going to watch a movie. Well, think again for it can be a really cool thing to do, especially if it is pouring rain outside or hot and humid.
You would be surprised. There are some movie theatres that date back from the 1930’s and 1940’s that still continue to operate. You can still find traces of the good old times splendour they lived. They are immense inside. Definitely...
February 26th, 2010 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, Buenos Aires, cinema, Events, Family Friendly, The Arts
Lots of Fun and Free Stuff to See and Do During the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Everywhere you go around town these days, there’s free entertainment. From street musicians, jugglers, mimes to the big shows at the Live City sites, you can spend the day or evening wandering among the jostling, merry crowds and get caught up in the Olympic spirit.
There are a number of downtown venues. At Robson Square there’s free ice skating at the GI Ice Plaza and if you want to wait in line for a few hours, take an exciting ride on the Ziptrek zip-line, free of charge. There...
February 18th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, Announcements, Arts and Entertainment, Attractions, culture, Events, Family Friendly, Outdoors & Recreation, People, The Arts
Murderous Barber Sweeney Todd Slices into DC
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The musical play Sweeney Todd, now playing at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, is a lavish, robust and powerful production of this classic horror story with gothic gore, mass-murder, revenge, obsession and romantic melodrama.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the production features sinisterly frightening Edward Gero in the title role.
The main character, Benjamin Barker runs a quiet little barber shop above a pie shop on Fleet Street in London in 1785. But a powerful local judge...
February 18th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: musicals, plays, Sondheim, The Arts, top-feature
Roni Horn aka Roni Horn at the ICA/Boston
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Opening February 19, 2010, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston will show Roni Horn aka Roni Horn. The exhibition spans three decades and includes more than 50 examples of the American-born (New York -based) artist’s work in a wide range of media- including sculpture, photograph, and drawing.
As you enter the ICA, you will encounter Horn’s Pink Tons (2008) . The five-ton frosty pink-hued glass cube is a study in contradiction- seemingly solid but almost a liquid, reflecting and filtering...
February 17th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Announcements, Arts and Entertainment, museums, The Arts
Kla-how-ya: An Aboriginal Showcase for 2010 at the Pan Pacific Hotel
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Kla-how-ya! The Pan Pacific Hotel at Canada Place is hosting a free 16-day showcase of Aboriginal art, performances and culture during the 2010 Winter Games. This is sponsored by Aboriginal Tourism, and shares the rich and unique culture of the Four Host First Nations of British Columbia. The showcase will feature traditional dancing, cedar bark weaving, Aboriginal fashions, jewellery making, carving and storytelling.
One of the most outstanding exhibits is the Ravensong canoe, carved by Tsimshian...
February 17th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, Arts and Entertainment, Attractions, culture, Events, Family Friendly, First Nations, History & Information, The Arts
Cultural Olympiad: Taiwanese Nostalgia and Artists’ Videos Adorn the Vancouver Art Gallery
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All during the 2010 Winter Olympics and until May 2, The Vancouver Art Gallery exhibits an outdoor display that is part of the Cultural Olympiad. The outside of the Georgia Street wall of the Art Gallery is covered by a vibrant red floral mural, an expanded version of fabric designs common in Taiway in the early 20th century. This”big flower fabric’ as it is known in Taiwan, was used by couples on their wedding night and were part of a woman’s dowry, usually used as duvet covers...
February 16th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, Art, Attractions, Cultural Olympiad, culture, downtown art gallery, The Arts
Hard-to-find artisans found at Fireside
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Nothing adds distinction to an urban decor like beautifully hand-crafted items. Additionally, you search for gifted artisans can be an investment. The Fireside Art and Craft Show at Unicoi State Park has become recognized in its 35 years for truly fabulous arts and crafts. A juried show, Fireside has some of the best work you’ll see exhibited in one place in the Southeast.
You’ll find contemporary art, mixed media, watercolor, folk art, pottery and fiber arts. Also, the difficult-to-find...
February 16th, 2010 | Linda Erbele | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, Shopping, The Arts
The Four Host First Nations Presents a 2010 Spectacular Fashion Showcase
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If you’re in Vancouver celebrating the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, be sure to visit the Aboriginal Artisan Village and Business Showcase at Vancouver Community College (1 block from the Aboriginal Pavilion, on the opposite side of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre). You’ll be amazed at the beautiful original First Nations art and crafts on sale and display here, all part of the Four Host First Nations contribution to the 2010 Winter Games celebrations.
I attended an outstanding...
February 16th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, aboriginal people, Announcements, Attractions, culture, Events, fashion, The Arts
Chinatown Celebrates 2010 the Year of the Golden Tiger
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The year 2010, which begins February 14 and ends February 2, 2011, is the Year of the Golden Tiger and this year, not only does it herald the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, but it’s also Saint Valentine’s Day. So while you and your honey are downtown celebrating the Olympics, why not come to Chinatown and join in the festivities there.
Vancouver boasts the third largest Chinatown in North America and it’s one of the most popular tourist destinations. The New Years parade is...
February 13th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, Attractions, Chinese New Years, Events, Family Friendly, History & Information, holidays, parades, The Arts
“The Mechanics of Man” Leonardo da Vinci’s Anatomical Drawings at the VAG
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An exciting exhibit started at the the Vancouver Art Gallery last weekend, running through until May 2. And from February 12 – 29, during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, it’s absolutely FREE!
A collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical drawings, on loan from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle in London, England, are on display, with the blessings of Queen Elizabeth II who allowed them to be loaned for this Olympic event. The exhibition was chosen specifically for its theme...
February 13th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, anatomy, Announcements, Arts and Entertainment, Attractions, culture, sports, The Arts
Dodging the rain in Lisbon – List of great things to do
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There’s no doubt that Lisbon is having one of the worst winters we’ve seen lately. The cold and the rain seem to keep staying at this wonderful city that was awarded last year as Europe’s Leading Destination (among other two awards) by the 16th World Travel Awards.
Still, do not let this keep you off land… There are plenty of great things and places to visit in and around Lisbon. There just seems to be little time, as always.
- A recent article just named Lisbon’s...
February 12th, 2010 | Alexandre Kühl Oliveira | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, culture, dining, featuredarticle, Food & Beverage, History & Information, Hotels & Places to Stay, News, nightlife, Outdoors & Recreation, Restaurants & Bars, The Arts
REVIEW: MUDE, Lisbon Design Museum
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Right in Rua Augusta (map), Baixa neighbourhood’s main street, the new Lisbon Design and Fashion Museum has been opened since the beginning of last summer. As you’re walking down this pedestrian street, it’s hard to miss it on your left side, just before you reach the arch.
The 3.000 sq meters now shows 170 pieces of the 2.500 of the total collection bought from Francisco Capelo and that we will all be able to see from October this year. This collection pretends to show a bit of the Design...
February 10th, 2010 | Alexandre Kühl Oliveira | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, design, Family Friendly, fashion, museums, News, Outdoors & Recreation, The Arts
Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler on the Roof
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Four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein is reprising his Broadway role as Tevye, the comic milkman in the Tony Award-winning Jerome Robbins-inspired musical, Fiddler on the Roof, at National Theatre in Washington, DC starting next month.
Set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, the story centers on the philosophical milkman Tevye, and his family who live in a small village. With five daughters to find husbands for, he hopes the village matchmaker will find appropriate husbands for each daughter, all...
February 4th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, musicals, plays, The Arts
Sweet Deals at Local Museums
... Adobe Chapel Museum, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, California Center for The Arts Escondido Museum (Feb 13-28), Coronado Museum of History & Art, Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum, Heritage of the Americas Museum, La Jolla Historical Society, LUX Art Institute, Maritime Museum of San Diego, Marston House, MCRD Command Museum, Mingei International Museum, Mingei International Museum North County, and Museum of Contemporary...
February 1st, 2010 | Pam Nagata | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, Attractions, Family Friendly, museums, The Arts
Cambridge’s Alternative Theater Scene
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It’s not surprising that many of the area’s most daring and experimental theatre productions are mounted in Cambridge. The American Repertory Theatre (64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300)(Map) produces some of the city’s edgiest shows- both new plays and progressive adaptations of classic works. The Donkey Show is a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” like you’ve never seen it before . The story is told through your favorite 70′s dance tunes ”We...
January 30th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, The Arts
‘LunarFest’ Lights Up Granville Street
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Back in the ’50′s when I was a teenager, Granville Street, Vancouver’s main drag, was the place to hang out, a dazzling avenue lit by neon lights, the heart of the theatre district and restaurants. Then the neon lights came down, and over the years, with the glamour gone, Granville Street became a slightly seedy avenue where it felt uncomfortalbe to stroll much beyond the Robson Street intersection. Then came the traffic diversions, only cabs and buses were allowed until even...
January 30th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, Attractions, culture, culture events, Events, Family Friendly, People, The Arts, top-feature
Golden Bend: Where Wealthy Amsterdammers Lived
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Amsterdam’s most coveted canal houses are the mansions clustered around the Gouden Bocht – the Golden Bend. This curve of Herengracht between Spiegelstraat and Vijzelstraat is the stretch where in the 17th century wealthy merchants built their lavish homes.
Late 16th and early 17th century Amsterdam prospered and an ever increasing number of people settled in the city. To solve the housing shortage, Amsterdam embarked on the canal belt project. Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht were...
January 30th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: culture, History & Information, museums, The Arts, things to see in Amsterdam, top-feature
PUSH International Performing Arts Festival
... Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU Woodwards. Jan 20 – 13 at 8 pm
The fantastical story of Edgar Allan Poe, “Nevermore” plays at The Arts Club, Granville Island Stage Jan 21-Feb 6 at 8 pm (Tuesday 7.30)
“Jerk”rison is based on the chilling text of Dennis Cooper, about David Brook, the real life accomplice of a Texas serial killer. The Audience takes the role of a psychology class visiting Brooks as he serves a life sentence in prison. VIVO Media Arts Centre....
January 22nd, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, Arts and Entertainment, Attractions, Events, featuredarticle, music, Performing Arts - Theater & Dance, Photos, The Arts
Bravo: For Inspired Dining at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Although most locals know that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has a fine dining restaurant, Bravo still flys under the radar of local diners. As you would expect , the art work in the space is stunning -featuring rotating pieces from the museum’s modern and contemporary collections. The tables here are generously spaced and there is an abundance of cozy persimmon banquettes and walls of gauzy curtains that all work together to make Bravo an elegant setting- perfect for special occasions.
Chef...
January 20th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Bars, The Arts
Winter Tip: An Afternoon in a Museum
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What better place to spend a cold winter’s day than in a museum? Amsterdam counts more than fifty museums so you may find it difficult to decide which to visit. Without hesitation, I would head straight to Rijksmuseum and the museum’s permanent exhibition; The Highlights of the Golden Age, showing works of art from one of the most glorious periods in Dutch painting. The exhibition includes Rembrandt’s best-known work: the Night Watch, or Nachtwacht in Dutch.
Rembrandt was the most famous painter...
January 16th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: best of week, history, museums, rembrandt, The Arts, top-feature
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